Stop signal for crossings



March 8 19272.

. G. l.. ESTES STOP SIGNALFOR cRossINGs Filed Feb. 21. 1925 FIG. 2.

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GEORGE LINCOLN EsTEs, OE OKLAHOMA crfrY, OKLAHOMA.

' STOll? SIGNAL FOR CROSSINGS.

Application ined Eebruarf 21, -1925. seriarNo. 10,343.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which willl catch the eye quickly, be easily and plainly discernible night' and day regardless of the weather, strong, durable, substantially lixed on the pavement or street with minimum dama e to pavement, with little likelihood. of beingbroken or out of place when in-v stalled.

The 'use of the automobile has become lso general as to make it necessary to safeguard life of persons in the public streets and by as cheap and economic a manner of handling as possible, owing' to the necessity of control at Vso many intersecting crossings.

The invention, novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, and

i other objects o f the invention will be hereinafter more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying One-page drawincr and pointed out in the appended claim. ference to the drawing forming a part of this-application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a bottom view'. Figure 3 is a perspective sectional view.

` Figure 4 is a partial perspective view.

Q Figure 5 is an enlarged partial section view of the reflector of the device.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all figures.

The device consists of a semi-spherically shaped body, preferably `of metal, its lower -.portion 1 resting `on the pavement or ground, the eXtreme outer rim being thickened 2 for a distance 3 from the pavement orl ground, for strength. The angle of the periphery of said device for the same rea-V son is the same throughout its entire surface the highest point being shownl at 4.- There is a plurality of holes 14-oppositely and at right angles to the signal portion 5 of the device recessed near the outer edge as shown at 14 which are re-inforced for a short distance upon the inside of said body 16, 17 The body is held in place byflagscrews 15 through apertures 14 into the pavement, or ground, and by a longer lagpreferably oblong'in shape 5, 6, 6, 710, Y

slanting from a point lnear the lbottom of thefront ofthe device 5 at an angle of approximately 45 to a point near its top 10. Stop, 8, or other suitable indicia, as desired,may be used on said vinclined, plane surface. It is desired not to have such surfaceextend over one-fourth of the circumference so as if desired other inclined plane surfaces may be used for the other indicia towards directions from which streets, or highways approach the device, as shown by Fig. 4, and in which event the' direction to .the traliic may be shown by an arrow 18 and points 19.`

In the upper portionof said inclined surface `is a recessed portion 11, 12 which with the bossed portion 9 holds in place a prismatic rubyjewel 21 back of which is a re- Hector 13; the recessed portion 12 is lower at the front and outer portion of the aperture than at its inner portiony 11, allowing drainage, etc.

The preferred color of the body of the device is red; the preferred color of the inclined plane portion 5 is white, and the preferred color of the indicia 8 is red. When used on brick paving, or when otherwise desired'the device may be filled with cerent l `portions 16, 17 and the reinforced inside -center of the device 22 surrounding the hole 20, and for reinforcing beneath Iand surrounding the .ruby jewel 21 a ribbed rein-` forcing 24 on the inside portion of said inclined plane surface to a point near its lower inner edge.

It will be seen j A inclined' plane, the ruby jewel at the top thereof will be in a position'to catch the raysl of light f rom approaching automobiles producing the identical effect of appearances as an electric li ht would have back of such ruby jewel, an making the usel of the de- Y j v from the angle .given the v vice as complete as if connected up with elec-l tricity and light bulb.

Other indicia than Stop such as Slow,

Right, Left, One way, etc., may loe` used.

adva tages of application, construction and operation will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which my invention pertains; but it will be understood that an modification Within scope of the claime invention may be made in the construction Without departing from the principle of\ the invention or sacrilicing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Let.

reception of securing means, and provided a.

with a plane sloping surface for indicia having a side recess at the top thereof to receive a jewel, and a radial reinforcing rib extended from the inner rim of the base to said jewel-receiving recess.

GEORGE L. ESTES. 

